Catherine Feeny (born 1976) is an American singer-songwriter based in

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. She grew up in Norristown, Pennsylvania, studied in Washington, D.C., and relocated to Los Angeles, where she started seriously writing her own songs.(June 7, 2007)
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''The Sunday Times (UK)'' Her first album '' ''Catherine Feeny'''' was produced by fellow singer-songwriter

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and was released in the UK in January 2003. Shortly after, she met producer Sebastian Rogers, who then produced her second album '' Hurricane Glass'', which was released in the UK in June 2006. It includes the single "Mr Blue" which features in the films '' Running with Scissors'' (2006)(September 12, 2007)
Catherine Feeny, Komedia, Brighton, Sep 13
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'' (2008), as well as in the final scene of the series finale of the adult animated series '' BoJack Horseman'' in 2020. She originally released ''Hurricane Glass'' on her manager's Tallgrass Records before signing to EMI in 2007.(July 5, 2006)
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''(May 12, 2007)
Feeny to lead Charismatic resurrection with reissued album
''Music Week'' ("Originally released on her own label Tallgrass in 2006, Hurricane Glass sold 5,000 copies in...") She is published by

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. Feeny lived in

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for several years before moving in 2008 to Oregon, where she released her third album, entitled ''People in the Hole''. The title track and only single from the album was featured in U.S. television series ''Mercy'' and ''One Tree Hill''. After moving to Oregon, Feeny and producer Sebastian Rogers married, and formed the band Come Gather Round Us with Jon Neufeld (

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) and Mike Danner. The band released two folk albums, ''Remember Where You Are'' and ''Despair?''. Feeny and Rogers went to New York in October 2011 to participate in the

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protests and slept in

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until they and other protesters were arrested and forcibly removed on November 15. This experience was the catalyst for Feeny's fourth album, ''America'', which was recorded in Portland, Oregon, at Bungalow 9 with musicians Matt Carson, Nate Crockett (Horsefeathers), and Daniel Dixon (Greylag), and producer Sebastian Rogers. While at Occupy Wall Street, Feeny met playwright and activist Eve Ensler (''

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''). After hearing Feeny's Occupy-inspired anthem "United", Ensler commissioned her to write a song for her international organization

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, which focuses on ending violence against women. She has toured with Hal, Aberfeldy, Martha Wainwright,

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, Suzanne Vega, and The

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. She has accompanied

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of the Stereophonics on the "Only The Names Have Been Changed" tour. Feeny says she is influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell,

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, Ani Difranco, PJ Harvey,

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and Sinéad O'Connor.

History

Before embarking on her solo career, she played in several bands as an adolescent, including LAMPshADE;, among others.

Discography

Albums

* 2003: Catherine Feeny * 2006: Hurricane Glass * 2009: The People in the Hole * 2012: America

EPs

* 2008 – ''Empty Buildings''

Singles

* 2006 – ''Hurricane Glass'' * 2007 – ''Mr. Blue'' * 2007 – ''Touch Back Down''

References

External links

"America"I Like Music Catherine Feeny interview 2007 – ilikemusic.com

Rising Star

Interview with Catherine Feeny – Music News, June 2007

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